Agenda and minutes

Order: Noted.

Order: Noted

Order: Agreed.

i.              Minutes of the Traffic Advisory Group meeting held on 27^th February 2024

Order: Noted.

i.              Report of the Executive Manager.

ii.             Discretionary Fund 2024 – for noting.

iii.            Library Square Planning Report .

iv.           Report on proposal to name and number a development at former Heidelberg, Miller Site, Dublin 12.

i.              Report of the Executive Manager.

Order: Noted.

ii.             Discretionary Fund 2024.

Order: Agreed to recommend to City Council.

iii.            Library Square Part 8 Planning Report.

Order: Agreed to recommend to City Council.

iv.           Report on proposal to name and number a development at former Heidelberg, Miller Site, Dublin 12.

Order: Deferred pending New Name from Architect.

Motion 1 from Councillor Dermot Lacey  

Recognizing the date circulated with this Motion this Committee requests the Manager to take action as suggested by residents in relation Footpaths and Speeding on Mountpleasant Avenue Upper.

‘Thanks for following up re the installation of the requested speed limit roundels on Mountpleasant Avenue Upper.

I was due to come back to you with the suggested locations for footpath repair and widening. I have marked these locations on the attached.

We think it is important that the footpaths are widened and not just repaired in a number of locations where the footpaths don’t not comply with minimum required widths.  We don’t believe it would be good use of taxpayers’ money to just repair the footpaths in those locations as footpaths widths are sub-standard.

Widening the footpaths (and effectively narrowing the road) might also help to address the persistent issue with speeding on the road. I have extracted some interesting data from Telraam which measures the amount and speed of vehicles in a number of locations across Dublin and I have compared speeds with other roads that have a similar amount of traffic. This shows a much lower compliance with speed limits on Mountpleasant Avenue Upper than comparable roads’.

May was used as no school holidays during that month and long hours of daylight.

Order: Report to Councillor.

Motion 2 from Councillor Pat Dunne 

This area committee asks that the footpaths on Larkfield Park be reinstated. We further note that they are in a poor state of repair and this causes difficulty for the many elderly people who use them daily.

Order: Agreed.

Motion 3 from Councillor Dermot Lacey  

Now that the changes to Belmont Avenue have been embedded this Committee request the Manager to prepare a traffic plan for Marlborough Road that will take into account the substantial submission made on behalf of residents of Marlborough Road during the Belmont Avenue consultation period.

Order: Report to Councillor.

Motion 4 from Councillor James Geoghegan  

That the South East Area Committee rejects the decision by An Post to sell the Rathmines post office and calls on the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to intervene.  

Order: Agreed.

Motion 5 from Councillor Dermot Lacey 

This Committee requests a full report from An Post on their plans for the Post Office in Rathmines. The Committee further condemns the ongoing reduction in Post Offices throughout the Dublin Bay South area that has seen post offices close in Donnybrook, Sandymount, Ringsend and more and calls on the Minister responsible to announce how they intend to provide post office services to the communities of this area.

Order: Agreed

Motion 6 from Councillor Fiona Connelly and Councillor Dermot Lacey 

Rathmines post office was built in 1934 by the OPW and remains an iconic civic amenity in the heart of Rathmines. The diverse community of Rathmines is very poorly served by publicly owned buildings and public services have disappeared or in some cases have not been developed in the area.   Recently the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Question to Chief Executive                                     South East Area Committee

                                                                                     Meeting 11^th March 2024

Q.1      Councillor Kevin Donoghue

To ask the manager to have the grey bins cleaned in the Ringsend/Irishtown area to be cleaned and painted where necessary.

Reply:

Our bin maintenance crew will inspect all our litter bins in the Ringsend/Irishtown area and have them washed and painted as necessary. We would expect to have this completed by the middle of March 2024.

Q.2      Councillor Kevin Donoghue

To Ask the City Manager to find out who the owner of the Beach Tavern in Bath Street is as the area is falling into disrepair and resident are complaining.

Reply:

The premises The Beach Tavern at 9 Bath Street Dublin 4 is not in the ownership of Dublin City Council. According to Tailte Éireann ownership of the premises is not registered. It would be necessary to execute a search in the Registry of Deeds, Kings Inns, to ascertain ownership detail.

Reply:

The Derelict Sites Unit will arrange to have the site inspected and will take action as appropriate following the assessment of its condition. A full report on the findings of the inspection will issue to the Councillor.

Q.3      Councillor Kevin Donoghue

To ask the City Manager to provide a new sign for Pembroke Cottages, Ringsend as the sign is old and need replacing.

Reply:

The Area Engineer will look at Cllr. Donoghue’s requestto provide a new sign for Pembroke Cottages.  The street sign will be replaced with a new one if the current nameplate is damaged.

Q.4      Councillor Kevin Donoghue

To ask the City Manager to erect Signs on the Green in Stella Gardens at the children’s play area that Dogs must be kept on their leash/Lead.

Reply:

Signage are on order, following discussion with animal welfare, and these will be put up as soon as they are delivered.

Q.5      Councillor Kevin Donoghue

To ask the manager to provided cleansing of paths at Kerlogue Road and to provide maintenance of green areas. 

Reply:

Waste Management Services had the above mentioned footpaths cleaned on the 16^th February 2024.

Q.6      Councillor Kevin Donoghue

To ask the manager if the owner of the Beach Tavern in Bath Street could be contacted to provide cleansing and improvements as it is falling into disrepair. 

Reply:

The premises The Beach Tavern at 9 Bath Street Dublin 4 is not in the ownership of Dublin City Council. According to Tailte Éireann ownership of the premises is not registered. It would be necessary to execute a search in the Registry of Deeds, Kings Inns, to ascertain ownership detail.

Reply:

The Derelict Sites Unit will arrange to have the site inspected and will take action as appropriate following the assessment of its condition. A full report on the findings of the inspection will issue to the Councillor.

Q.7      Councillor Kevin Donoghue

To ask the manager if the manhole outside (details supplied) could be fixed as the noise it creates with traffic  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.